Loonan, Conleth (2009) The De mixtione elementorum of Thomas Aquinas. Maynooth Philosophical Papers, Issue 5 (2008). pp. 75-88.

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Abstract

In this article Aquinas’s three accounts of how the elements combine – those of Avicenna, Averroës and Aquinas himself – are considered. An attempt is then made to reinterpret these accounts in the light of our contemporary understanding of the manner in which the modern elements behave in combination. This follows Bobik’s lead in restating Aquinas’s own account of how the Aristotelian elements combine, using present-day insights into the behaviour of the modern elements.

Item Type:	Article
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Philosophy
Item ID:	1552
Depositing User:	Dr Cyril McDonnell
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2009 12:16
Journal or Publication Title:	Maynooth Philosophical Papers
Publisher:	Department of Philosophy, NUI Maynooth
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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